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Vesuvius

[ vuh-soo-vee-uhs ]

noun

  1. Mount, an active volcano in SW Italy, near Naples. Its eruption destroyed the ancient cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum a.d. 79. About 3,900 feet (1,190 meters).


Vesuvius

/ vɪˈsuːvɪəs /

noun

  1. a volcano in SW Italy, on the Bay of Naples: first recorded eruption in 79 ad , which destroyed Pompeii, Herculaneum, and Stabiae; numerous eruptions since then. Average height: 1220 m (4003 ft) Italian nameVesuvioveˈzuːvjo


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So he turned to craftsmen living at the foot of Mt. Vesuvius who had pioneered a technique for working with lava stone.

Some scrolls survived thanks to the destructive eruption of Mount Vesuvius.

An extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.

The tourist climbing tna, or Vesuvius' rugged side, puffs on though they perchance have long since ceased to smoke.

To our left, Vesuvius, with its three peaks, was smoking away as peacefully as a Hollander on his hooge stoep.

Messmate o' mine on the Bedford, and afore that on the Vesuvius bomb.

This shock was also registered at the observatory on Vesuvius.

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